Donald K. Swearer is a scholar of Theravada Buddhism, and this State University of New York Press book is his academic survey of Theravada Buddhist belief and practice across Southeast Asia, covering both textual doctrine and the lived, everyday religious life of Theravada communities in the region. Its strength is combining doctrinal exposition with genuine ethnographic attention to how Theravada Buddhism is actually practiced day to day, rather than presenting only the formal philosophical tradition in isolation from ordinary religious life. Its limit is that it is a regional survey spanning several distinct Southeast Asian countries and cultures, so a claim about Theravada practice specific to one particular country, such as Thailand or Myanmar, is better checked against a source focused on that country's own tradition specifically.
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AuthorDonald K. Swearer
PublisherState University of New York Press
Publication Year1995
Source Typeacademic monograph
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Donald Swearer's survey of Theravada Buddhist belief and practice in Southeast Asia, from the State University of New York Press. NotesSurvey of Theravada Buddhist belief and practice in Southeast Asia.
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This source names Asia directly: "belief and practice across Southeast Asia, covering both textual doctrine and the lived, everyday religious life of Theravada communities in the region."
Source The Buddhist World of Southeast AsiaDonald K. Swearer
This source names Myanmar directly: "country, such as Thailand or Myanmar, is better checked against a source focused on that country's own tradition specifically."
Source The Buddhist World of Southeast AsiaDonald K. Swearer
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Source The Buddhist World of Southeast AsiaDonald K. Swearer
This source names Thailand directly: "to one particular country, such as Thailand or Myanmar, is better checked against a source focused on that country's own tradition specifically."
Source The Buddhist World of Southeast AsiaDonald K. Swearer
This source names Theravada directly: "Swearer is a scholar of Theravada Buddhism, and this State University of New York Press book is his academic survey of Theravada Buddhist belief and practice across Southeast Asia, covering both..."
Source The Buddhist World of Southeast AsiaDonald K. Swearer
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- Articles, 16 claims: 12 well-attested, 4 general references.
- Mythical Creatures, 12 claims: 7 well-attested, 4 holds, 1 general references.
- Sources, 12 claims: 7 well-attested, 5 holds.
- Cities, 11 claims: 4 well-attested, 6 holds, 1 general references.
- Councils and Synods, 11 claims: 9 well-attested, 2 general references.
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